The young man came directly, right to us or rather, to the simple, yet colorfully made Plumerias arrayed on on our table. “They look so pretty!” And with very little inspection, he also said, “I’ll take these two, a purple and a yellow.”
I questioned his obvious certainty of choice, to which he confessed at having seen them already, yesterday. He and his wife are honeymooning and ‘holed up’ in a nearby beach house.
While she showered this morning, he thought to carry out his plan of a surprise bouquet. With what appeared to be meager resources, he made his grand $6 purchase. I dared to ask if we could contribute to such a private cause. ‘Lani had just completed making a gorgeous pair of earrings and wondered if he might accept them as a gift. To see the beam on his face, from one ear clear to the other, was a joy to behold, beyond price! Softly, tenderly, he said, “She will love these.”
Our hearts went awhile with him, and with them.
Papanui the Storyteller
Aaron T Watene
Rainy Nov 11, 2009
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